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get the nokia lumia 822 in red for free and discover all the things to do on the go with city lens. or the droid razr m by motorola in pink for $49.99. everything droid does in an edge-to-edge display. hurry in, because the sale ends february 20th. powerful devices. powerful network. verizon. so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot, even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely... looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. >>> now you have the news edge. of course, the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. sue palka says it's going to be a beautiful day tomorrow. hope you enjoy it. in the meantime we'll be back here tomorrow, fox 5 news edge at 6:00. see you then. >> fox 5 news isn't over. go to www.myfoxdc.com now for news, weather and entertainment upda
get the nokia lumia 822 in red for free and discover all the things to do on the go with city lens. or the droid razr m by motorola in pink for $49.99. everything droid does in an edge-to-edge display. hurry in, because the sale ends february 20th. powerful devices. powerful network. verizon. so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our...
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the city, the condition of the city. >> reporter: mayor gray and the media got a tour of one of the largest projects under way. the marriott hotel taking place next door to the convention center. >> the city said we need more meeting rooms to be competitive. >> reporter: the developer plans to deliver, 1200 rooms, a total of 10,000 square feet of meeting space and an underground tunnel that connects to the convention center. when if opens, it should employ about a thousand people. 51% of those jobs will go to district residents. when complete, this place is going to be absolutely massive. because of height restrictions here in the district, it can only go up 14 floors. so to find space, construction crews dug down over 100 feet. down below, it is so deep it is considered a mining exercise. >> you are required to bring an oxygen tank with you just like you would if you were in a mine. >> reporter: there is more to come. district leaders have gone after domestic and foreign investors. at the city center project downtown, it's deep pocket investors from qatar paying the bills. the mayo
the city, the condition of the city. >> reporter: mayor gray and the media got a tour of one of the largest projects under way. the marriott hotel taking place next door to the convention center. >> the city said we need more meeting rooms to be competitive. >> reporter: the developer plans to deliver, 1200 rooms, a total of 10,000 square feet of meeting space and an underground tunnel that connects to the convention center. when if opens, it should employ about a thousand...
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the city has 1.5 billion in the bank. there is development across the district and over 1,000 people move here each month. the question is can someone else do better? ward 6 council member tommy wells joins us tonight. how do you get this ball rolling on monday? >> first let me say, matt, thank you very much for having me on, that our city is doing pretty well and we've got more people moving in than moving out. our financial house is pretty much in order and in a lot of our neighborhoods like ward 6 our neighborhoods are coming back, but the thing that will most certainly derail it for the city is a government who has a crisis in ethics and certainly the government that loses the confidence in people we govern. so that is something we can't have happen. that's why i'm exploring a run for mayor to be sure we keep the progress of our great city going. >> you talked about ethics, but when mayor gray was asked to step down by a number of your colleagues, you decided not to say anything. do you still feel that wa tonight? >>
the city has 1.5 billion in the bank. there is development across the district and over 1,000 people move here each month. the question is can someone else do better? ward 6 council member tommy wells joins us tonight. how do you get this ball rolling on monday? >> first let me say, matt, thank you very much for having me on, that our city is doing pretty well and we've got more people moving in than moving out. our financial house is pretty much in order and in a lot of our neighborhoods...
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the coast of ocean city with 40 wind tush signs. the bill heads to the senate. >>> coming up, more than a dozen u.s. companies following -- falling victims to recent cyberattacks. what can you do to protect yourself and your information. >>> and that is called street art. a new exhibit chronicling the graffiti area. . >> what happens when a curling tutorial goes wrong? the young girl in disbelief when she realized she burns off her hair. a few months later, she layoffs at herself and decided to post the video on youtube. . >>> a new report shows more and more consumers continue to battle identity theft. fox's brenda butner has tips to protect yourself and your information. >> reporter: it may be the premise of a hit hollywood comedy. identity theft is no laughing matter when you're the victim. >> it's too easy to steal information and money and the cyberdomains around the world are an easy victim to prey and to the hackers out there. >> reporter: research from javelin strategy shows there was a new victim of identity fraud once ever
the coast of ocean city with 40 wind tush signs. the bill heads to the senate. >>> coming up, more than a dozen u.s. companies following -- falling victims to recent cyberattacks. what can you do to protect yourself and your information. >>> and that is called street art. a new exhibit chronicling the graffiti area. . >> what happens when a curling tutorial goes wrong? the young girl in disbelief when she realized she burns off her hair. a few months later, she layoffs...
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. >>> the party is over in new orleans as the city cleans up after mardi gras. partieriers had no problem yesterday with a little bit of rain and crowds were smaller than they've been recently. police in the city have been busy lately dealing with the celebration shortly after super bowl crowds cleared out. a little quieter. everybody is moving a little slower this morning. >>> some of of the oldest olympic sports but wrestling in the olympics will soon be a thing of the past. beth parker talked to one olympic hopeful about the impact of this decision. >> helen was the first girl in maryland to place at the state tournament in wrestling. >> helen me result of lis in the red from rockville, maryland w. >> reporter: she had dreamed of being an olympic champion. at 17, she was the youngest woman ever to make the world team. now, international olympic committee says it will eliminate wrestling as an olympic sport in 2020. >> hell insent me a text message at 5:30 in the morning telling me, read this article and this is horrible. this would be so sad and she actually
. >>> the party is over in new orleans as the city cleans up after mardi gras. partieriers had no problem yesterday with a little bit of rain and crowds were smaller than they've been recently. police in the city have been busy lately dealing with the celebration shortly after super bowl crowds cleared out. a little quieter. everybody is moving a little slower this morning. >>> some of of the oldest olympic sports but wrestling in the olympics will soon be a thing of the past....
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here is a look at the three most ticketed intersections in the city of rockville. westbound goody drive at research boulevard, 5087 violations in 2012. 1043 in 2011. >>> westbound goody at gaither road, 4487 in 2012. 756 in 2011. and then northbound seven locks at fortune terrace, 3981 in just five months. they didn't have a camera in in 2011. all those tickets racked up from august to december of last year. the tickets are $75 each. that means the city of rockville in 2012 brought in more than $1.3 million. wisdom and sarah, that is more than double what they brought in in 2011 and other years past. coming up in the 6:00 hour, we'll be life with lon anderson from aaa to talk a little bit more about this camera controversy. >>> i'm sure he will be fired up as lon usually gets over issues like this. thank you. >>> a news alert out of prince george's county this morning. police are searching for a murder suspect wanted for killing a 71-year-old woman. police found geraldine mcentire dead in her capital heights home on chapel oaks drive saturday afternoon. no word yet
here is a look at the three most ticketed intersections in the city of rockville. westbound goody drive at research boulevard, 5087 violations in 2012. 1043 in 2011. >>> westbound goody at gaither road, 4487 in 2012. 756 in 2011. and then northbound seven locks at fortune terrace, 3981 in just five months. they didn't have a camera in in 2011. all those tickets racked up from august to december of last year. the tickets are $75 each. that means the city of rockville in 2012 brought in...
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we should follow the example of new york city nurse when hurricane sandy plunged her house into darkness, she wasn't thinking about how her own home was faring, her mind was on the 20 precious newborn in her care and rescue plan she devised that kept them all safe. we should follow the example of a north miami woman. when she arrived at the polling place she was told to wait to vote might be six hours. as time went by her concern was not with her tired body but whether folks like her would get to have a say. hour after hour, people stayed in line to support her because she is 102 years old. they erupted in cheers when she put on sticker that read, i voted. [ applause ] >> we should follow the example after police officer named brian murphy. whether a gunman opened fire on a sikh temple in wisconsin, brian was the first to arrive and he did not consider his own safety. he fought back u until help arrived and ordered his fellow officers to protect the safety americans worshipping inside even as he lay bleeding from 12 bullet wounds. when asked how he did that, brian said, that is just the
we should follow the example of new york city nurse when hurricane sandy plunged her house into darkness, she wasn't thinking about how her own home was faring, her mind was on the 20 precious newborn in her care and rescue plan she devised that kept them all safe. we should follow the example of a north miami woman. when she arrived at the polling place she was told to wait to vote might be six hours. as time went by her concern was not with her tired body but whether folks like her would get...
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leave the phone in the car like i do and travel to the nation's sexiest city. we'll take you there. >> and dare we say snow for your valentine's morning? gary mcgrady joining us with the forecast still ahead. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> back to our top story tonight, pope benedict xvi is resigning. the pope stunned the roman catholic church today when he announced he would step down saying he no longer had the mental or physical strength to carry on. the last day will be february 28th. he's the first pope to resign in 700 years. he will not be involved in a new selection process. the former mayor of boston and former u.s. ambassador to the vatican joins us with perspective tonight. thank you for joining us. >> good eveni
leave the phone in the car like i do and travel to the nation's sexiest city. we'll take you there. >> and dare we say snow for your valentine's morning? gary mcgrady joining us with the forecast still ahead. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with...
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the council will consider a resolution disapproving of jim graham's conduct related to the city's lottery contract. investigations have found that graham told a developer he would support his bid for the lottery contract in exchange for the developer dropping out of a project around a metro station. graham disputes the findings. tony? >>> allison, the count down keeps ticking to sequestration. we inch closer to the deadline. only a few days left until the cuts take effect and looks like they will happen. fox5's melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, melanie. >> reporter: good morning, tony. president obama is going to host the nation's governors at the white house later today. he says he's looking for a few good partners to help pressure congress to stop the crest ration -- sequestration. the white house has released the possible impacts. lawmakers will return to capitol hill today, looking for ways to perhaps rework the cuts that will hit every line item in every federal agency. administration leaders say the spending reductions will furlough hundreds of t
the council will consider a resolution disapproving of jim graham's conduct related to the city's lottery contract. investigations have found that graham told a developer he would support his bid for the lottery contract in exchange for the developer dropping out of a project around a metro station. graham disputes the findings. tony? >>> allison, the count down keeps ticking to sequestration. we inch closer to the deadline. only a few days left until the cuts take effect and looks...
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just overwhelming to have that kind of enthusiasm in the city where you can play every week and get the same type of crowd. thousands of kids coming every week. >> reporter: your best memory? >> man, just playing with a lot of those funk groups, and just seeing how the people, the audience interact as well. two different styles of music, but they was like on it. i remember the old 930 club, you know, and we would play with fish bone, and some of those groups and they have a totally different style. the music was raw. the people just lose their mind. >> reporter: do you still like to play the old stuff, or do you like to play new stuff now? >> you know, a lot of our old stuff is like classic music, and -- >> reporter: don't mess with a classic. right. >> we play a lot of our old music, and of course we're like a new twist, bring it up-to- date a little bit. we're going to have all the original members this sunday. we're going to take them back, and we're going to get a little new on them, too. >> reporter: tell them what you were singing earlier. come on. he's classic. but he's also curr
just overwhelming to have that kind of enthusiasm in the city where you can play every week and get the same type of crowd. thousands of kids coming every week. >> reporter: your best memory? >> man, just playing with a lot of those funk groups, and just seeing how the people, the audience interact as well. two different styles of music, but they was like on it. i remember the old 930 club, you know, and we would play with fish bone, and some of those groups and they have a totally...
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delays from duke city. lanes are open continuing across the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. . >>> our top stories, police in maryland continue to investigate a shooting that left two men men dead in montgomery county. takoma park police say they responded to a home on flower drive around 2:00 sunday morning. police now say they are investigating it as a murder suicide. the victim are identified as david draw and steven hickman. draws with i teacher at high road primary and middle school in d.c. school officials are expected to release more information later on today regarding his death. >>> in fauquier county, virginia, police or the lookout for a person of interest in a double homicide investigation. on sunday, deputies found 74- year-old ethel slack and her husband, 08-year-old nelson slack in hair home on bunk are hill road both suffering injuries to the upper body. police are now locking for 60- year-old john jeffries of fredericksburg, virginia. they just want to question him about the murders police say. >>> presid
delays from duke city. lanes are open continuing across the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. . >>> our top stories, police in maryland continue to investigate a shooting that left two men men dead in montgomery county. takoma park police say they responded to a home on flower drive around 2:00 sunday morning. police now say they are investigating it as a murder suicide. the victim are identified as david draw and steven hickman. draws with i...
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we do want to be clear that this is in the city of college park and even though we are hearing that this is off campus, it doesn't necessarily mean that this neighborhood is populated or connected to university of maryland. but, of course, they are all one very large community together and so any time something does happen around the campus or near the off- campus areas, university ever maryland police also getting involved in putting information out but prince george's county police the lead on this scene at this point. we do hope to get more information as the story unfolds as detectives are still inside that house. people are still working very much an active scene and they usually don't give us a whole lot more information until daylight and they have a little bit more of their things crossed off and they talk to all the investigators. that is the most we can tell out record at this point. but if we get anything new, we'll let you know. >> i know you'll follow it. thank you. >>> and we continue to follow a developing crisis in issue i can't. north korea is admitting that it carried o
we do want to be clear that this is in the city of college park and even though we are hearing that this is off campus, it doesn't necessarily mean that this neighborhood is populated or connected to university of maryland. but, of course, they are all one very large community together and so any time something does happen around the campus or near the off- campus areas, university ever maryland police also getting involved in putting information out but prince george's county police the lead...
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enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >> our power player of the week. he spends 60 to 90 minutes at th end of each day, logging each presidential activity. >> unofficial? yes, i guess it's unofficial. >> chris: stupid, we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] so there's lots of people out there who aren't happy with their internet. [ ty ] hi, are you lindsey? yes. did you say, "my internet's so slow it's like a car with no gas"? yes. [ male announcer ] well, lindsey, you're about to get verizon fios quantum, america's fastest, most reliable internet. so that's what you used to have... okay. and that's fios. wow, this is crazy fast, almost unbelievable. [ male announcer ] that will put some gas in the old tank, lindsey. supercharge your internet speeds. switch to fios and we'll triple your speed for free with an upgrade to fios quantum. living life at quantum speed, call the verizon center for customers wit
enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >> our power player of the week. he spends 60 to 90 minutes at th end of each day, logging each presidential activity. >> unofficial? yes, i guess it's unofficial. >> chris: stupid, we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] so there's lots of people out there who...
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and to alabama and miss sippy and a little bit of -- and mississippi and some snow around oklahoma city and wichita and that is the snow we're going to watch and it will start around this area as a bit of light rain tomorrow and that is probably in the mid- to late morning and when that mixes with snow, it won't happen until 6:00 and that is mainly west. it's looking look the rush hours are going to be okay. certainly morning and the evening might be wet. as this goes on and this meet continue, we expect anything that falls to melt on pavement. to the north and west where it's colder and you get a bit of a ban, we're going to say there is a chance that -- chance that uck accumulate one or two inches, mainly on grassy areas. there are no advisories issued. the national weather service is going to hold off on that until they see how they're looking in the morning and we'll see some for winter weather north and west of the district tomorrow. and checking out the future cast, the area at noon is still mainly dry and that rain is moving from south to north and you begin to see changeover aro
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we'll have more from vatican city after the break. >>> in just a few hours from now, probes will lead ash wednesday service, his last as the leader of the catholic church. earlier this morning, the pope held his weekly yep audience that had to be moved to a larger venue to hold the huge crowd. the holy father said his resignation is for the good of the church. live look right now at the vatican. planning a very large audience for the day before his rest you go nation takes effect. it is set to be held outside on the massive st. peter's square. a live look there at vatican city. >>> as passengers on that stranded cruise ship in the gulf of mexico continue to complain about the conditions on the boat, the president of carnival is now apologizing and also contradicting the accounts of some passengers. jerry cahill said the ship does have running water and most of its rest room are working. he also downplayed the possibility of an outbreak of disease from unsanitary conditions. the vessel is being towed to mobile, alabama. >> still some very up happy passengers on there. >> why
we'll have more from vatican city after the break. >>> in just a few hours from now, probes will lead ash wednesday service, his last as the leader of the catholic church. earlier this morning, the pope held his weekly yep audience that had to be moved to a larger venue to hold the huge crowd. the holy father said his resignation is for the good of the church. live look right now at the vatican. planning a very large audience for the day before his rest you go nation takes...
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, people talk about the appearance and condition of the city. >> reporter: mayor gray and the media toured one of the largest projects underway, the marriott marquis hotel taking shape next-door to the convention center. >> the city said we need more ballrooms, more meeting rooms, all these things to be competitive. >> reporter: the developer plans to deliver, 1,200 rooms, 10,000 square feet of meeting space and an underground tunnel that connects to the convention center. when it opens, it should employ about 1,000 people, 51% of those jobs going to district residents. when complete, this place is going to be absolutely massive. because of height restrictions here in the district, it can only go up 14 floors. so to find space construction crews dug down, over 100 feet, in fact, down below it's considered a mining exercise it's so deep. >> you're required to bring an oxygen tank with you just like if you were in a mine. >> reporter: there is more to come. district leaders have gone after domestic and foreign investors. at the city center project downtown its deep pocket investors from cutt
, people talk about the appearance and condition of the city. >> reporter: mayor gray and the media toured one of the largest projects underway, the marriott marquis hotel taking shape next-door to the convention center. >> the city said we need more ballrooms, more meeting rooms, all these things to be competitive. >> reporter: the developer plans to deliver, 1,200 rooms, 10,000 square feet of meeting space and an underground tunnel that connects to the convention center....
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the city of hattysburg was hit. the governor plans to tour the damaged area today. >> in the northeast, more than 200,000 people are still without power following this weekend's massive blizzard. most of those outages are in the boston area. schools in that city remain closed today. they are working to make sure this morning's scute is as smooth as possible. using mass transit or work from home if possible. >> anything you can do to help us knock the piles down are going to help public safety. shoveling sidewalks will take a couple days. be very careful. we don't want to see a lot of pedestrian accidents. use caution. it's going to take us a couple days to get this back in place. >> airports and train stations are beginning to get back to normal. operating on a close to normal schedule and amtrak has limited service between new york and boston. >> new this morning, a search in the number of red light traffic camera tickets has maryland drivers upset. the number has nearly doubled. and the reason why might surprise y
the city of hattysburg was hit. the governor plans to tour the damaged area today. >> in the northeast, more than 200,000 people are still without power following this weekend's massive blizzard. most of those outages are in the boston area. schools in that city remain closed today. they are working to make sure this morning's scute is as smooth as possible. using mass transit or work from home if possible. >> anything you can do to help us knock the piles down are going to help...
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the fat tuesday celebrations down in the crescent city. >> be good to be in the big easy today. as we head to the break, a live look outside. we're going to get the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie. it's 7:26. you are watching fox 5 morning news. s. [ male announcerrx. ♪ then we turned the page, creating the rx hybrid. ♪ now we've turned the page again with the rx f sport. ♪ this is the next chapter for the rx and the next chapter for lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> allison. it's time. >> the party will go on in new orleans. >> that was the party? >> forecasters are calling for more rain for today's mardi gras festivities. the great weather didn't keep people away monday. this is a live shot so everyone's got off to sleep it off. they lined the streets to see harry conic junior lead the parade. that's one of the big ones. >> i have never dared to be in new orleans for mardi gras. a little intimidated. i'll go when it's not mardi gras. it feels like mardi gras all the time in that area. not brave enough yet. >>
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once you get past the four cities, i think d.c. can hold the phone with anyone. boston, philly, atlanta, miami. >> reporter: you can see washington's culinary transformation from up here on a rooftop and northeast where what was old is now again. off florida avenue on the site of what was the old union terminal market, richie brandenburg works for e. the developer and as a chef heard the same questions over and over. >> where can i get this? where do you get your meat and fish? >> reporter: there are meats. >> some of the most phenomenal baking in the country. the chefs import this stuff. >> reporter: and spices and vegetables. >> and. >> reporter: we don't want to be a food court but experiences. you hit the soda shop and you can stop for a couple of oysters. >> and there and -- in for a treat. >> that's all right. >> reporter: because those days, it's not just politics in washington that they're serving up. beth parker, fox 5 news. ox 5 n . >>> coming up, a christmas lights controversy and a naughty neighbor. why one ohioan is beyond upset about the sweat she's
once you get past the four cities, i think d.c. can hold the phone with anyone. boston, philly, atlanta, miami. >> reporter: you can see washington's culinary transformation from up here on a rooftop and northeast where what was old is now again. off florida avenue on the site of what was the old union terminal market, richie brandenburg works for e. the developer and as a chef heard the same questions over and over. >> where can i get this? where do you get your meat and fish?...
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matt. >> the city is in great financial shape. $1.5billion in the bank. it comes as pressure has been on him because of questions about tax assessments and transparency. mayor gray said today, i'm sorry to see him go. >> he joined the district government when it was struggling. following a federal controlled board, gandi helped build the city's financial reputation. even boasting about it earlier this week at a press conference. >> in the mid 90s to triple-a. this is truly a financial renaissance. >> in a letter to mayor gray, he said, quote, i feel comfortable retiring at this time because the city is in excellent financial condition. perhaps the best in its history. >> he has done a great job as our chief financial officer and he made hard work look easy. >> he has also been cfo during dark days. most memorable in 2007, when tax office manager, harriette walters, was discovered ripping off taxpayers. $48million over many years. more recently, there have been questions about a lottery contract, changes to tax assessments, and transparency when it comes t
matt. >> the city is in great financial shape. $1.5billion in the bank. it comes as pressure has been on him because of questions about tax assessments and transparency. mayor gray said today, i'm sorry to see him go. >> he joined the district government when it was struggling. following a federal controlled board, gandi helped build the city's financial reputation. even boasting about it earlier this week at a press conference. >> in the mid 90s to triple-a. this is truly a...
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the city. >> clearly, no doubt we can use the resources to pay for things that are important to the city. our libraries and reccenters are not open on sundays for the most part because we don't have the money to keep them open. >> reporter: by the time the stadium is paid off the interest will push it to nearly $1 billion and the city remains on the hook for major repairs. meanwhile, community groups promise the share of the wealth, they got benched. >> not just about the team. the team winning and the team benefiting but also that it should not be just development in the neighborhood immediately he around the stadium but it should be something that helps generate income for the entire city. >> a community benefit fund created to appease opponents was supposed to pay for parks and other project ebgts benefiting neighborhoods, not a dime was ever spent. the city council abolished the fund that had $weigh million and rolled it into city covers. >> we have -- coffers. >> we have a winning team. i think it say good time to look at that and reenstate. >> reporter: but, more than one way to me
the city. >> clearly, no doubt we can use the resources to pay for things that are important to the city. our libraries and reccenters are not open on sundays for the most part because we don't have the money to keep them open. >> reporter: by the time the stadium is paid off the interest will push it to nearly $1 billion and the city remains on the hook for major repairs. meanwhile, community groups promise the share of the wealth, they got benched. >> not just about the...
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sound of construction. >> and people talk about the appearance and condition of the city, the -- >> mayor gray and the media got a tour of one of the largest projects underway, the marriott marquus hotel. >> and the city said we need these things to be competitive. >> reporter: the developer plans to deliver. $1,200 rooms, a total of 10,000 square feet of meeting space and an underground tunnel that connects to the convention center. when it opens, it should employ about 1,000 people, 51% of those jobs will go to district residents. to complete, the place is going to be absolutely massive. because of height restrictions here in the district, it can only go up 14 floors. so, define space, the construction crews dug down. over 100 feet and, in fact, down below, it's so deep, it's considered a mining exercise. >> and you're required to bring an,ogen tank with you, as you would if you were in a mine. >> reporter: and there is more to come. the district leaders have gone after domestic and foreign investors. at the city center project downtown, i think it's deep pocket inventors paying t
sound of construction. >> and people talk about the appearance and condition of the city, the -- >> mayor gray and the media got a tour of one of the largest projects underway, the marriott marquus hotel. >> and the city said we need these things to be competitive. >> reporter: the developer plans to deliver. $1,200 rooms, a total of 10,000 square feet of meeting space and an underground tunnel that connects to the convention center. when it opens, it should employ about...
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probably not a big problem on the roads. light snow mix all the way down to the city. however, not expecting much in the way of accumulation. overnight tonight only down to 35 degrees. all out of here by tomorrow morning. a few clouds, sunny through the day tomorrow. and i'm calling the shot i don't know if you'll agree with this. i'm calling tomorrow comfortably cool. how's that? >> sure. people can snuggle with their sweethearts. >> it's going to be a nice valentine's day but not quite cold enough for a cuddle alert which we like to issue but it is valentine's day so you don't need an excuse to cuddle. >> just turn off the heat. >> or take a long walk out there tomorrow evening. >> thank you, gary. >>> now to the talk of the town on tmz. kim kardashian and kanye west at the center. what in the world is going on? >> this is such an interesting story. so kanye and kim come from rio to jfk. then they have a lay over and going to la. the greeter from american airlines takes them to the plane headed for la but bypasses security. they get in the plane and suddenly tsa come
probably not a big problem on the roads. light snow mix all the way down to the city. however, not expecting much in the way of accumulation. overnight tonight only down to 35 degrees. all out of here by tomorrow morning. a few clouds, sunny through the day tomorrow. and i'm calling the shot i don't know if you'll agree with this. i'm calling tomorrow comfortably cool. how's that? >> sure. people can snuggle with their sweethearts. >> it's going to be a nice valentine's day but not...
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explosion of the meteorite showering the city below with fireballs. shattering windows and damaging buildings. nearly 1,000 people were hurt. most of the injuries minor though. folks struck by debris and broken glass. [ speaking foreign language ] >> after the flash something happened for about three minutes. then we rushed outdoors. i was not alone. i was there with katya. the door was made of glass, a shock wave hit us. >> reporter: ironically, the event occurring in the same day an asteroid is supposed to buzz by earth closer than any asteroid has since 15 years ago and scientists started monitoring them. experts insist it will miss the planet by more than 17,000 miles coming closer than communication and weather slights which orbit the -- satellites which orbit the earth. >> on the scale of every 1,000 to 2,000 years and again they're about the size of the olympic swimming pool. they don't pose a threat and this one isn't going to come close the colliding with -- to colliding with the earth. >> reporter: it blew up around 18 to 32 miles above the
explosion of the meteorite showering the city below with fireballs. shattering windows and damaging buildings. nearly 1,000 people were hurt. most of the injuries minor though. folks struck by debris and broken glass. [ speaking foreign language ] >> after the flash something happened for about three minutes. then we rushed outdoors. i was not alone. i was there with katya. the door was made of glass, a shock wave hit us. >> reporter: ironically, the event occurring in the same day...
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and the city is in ruins. an american autopsy author joins us live. >>> then most good things start off small. coming up this hour, ladies never again ruin your favorite pair of shoes in rough weather. >> plus, fellas, shave time and money with one start up that's trimming your need to buy expensive razors. don't think that's the right video. and the harlem globe trotters are letting you make the rules. some of the players are here to talk about this year's tour. meet mighty. the 10th female to join the team in 87 year history. >> let's get it started with tucker barnes. good morning. >> jam packed weather too. rain moving in potential ly a wintery mix here off to the north and west. going to be a soggy day. there's a live shot. no rain at this hour. area wide we're still dry. you may notice the breezes picking up out of the east. by the noon hour, the rain will be moving in. your afternoon commute will likely be a wet one. you can see the rain is off to our south and west pushing up into southwest virginia. t
and the city is in ruins. an american autopsy author joins us live. >>> then most good things start off small. coming up this hour, ladies never again ruin your favorite pair of shoes in rough weather. >> plus, fellas, shave time and money with one start up that's trimming your need to buy expensive razors. don't think that's the right video. and the harlem globe trotters are letting you make the rules. some of the players are here to talk about this year's tour. meet mighty. the...
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the man who was talking to the city council back in march of 2011 said that at the time they were not going to be an easy mark any more. we did see there are alarm signs out here. don't know if those alarms were set. they believe the and you say expect got in through an upper window that was unlocked. hard to say why this particular house has been broken into so many times or if people just know there are elderly people that live there and items that can be taken. certainly, a lot more questions we would like to get answered later today. back to you. >> melanie alnwick live for us. thank you. >>> also developing today lawyers in the levy case will be back in court. some people and journalists will be let into the courtroom only. they won't be able to hear from the lawyers and the judge are saying. white noise machine will keep the audience from hearing the conversations. >> allison, happening today, a huge airline merger, a deal between american airlines and u.s. airways was announced this morning. creates the biggest airline in the world and should help american airlines at reagan na
the man who was talking to the city council back in march of 2011 said that at the time they were not going to be an easy mark any more. we did see there are alarm signs out here. don't know if those alarms were set. they believe the and you say expect got in through an upper window that was unlocked. hard to say why this particular house has been broken into so many times or if people just know there are elderly people that live there and items that can be taken. certainly, a lot more...
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in kansas city, missouri, the snow plows trying to clear the roads while people work on the sidewalks. everyone is struggling to keep up with the accumulation. city leaders working to keep residents safe and informed. >> we're keeping the community centers open if people need shelter and we trying to make sure we're pushing out in which information as we can. from parking on the street and where to go if you get in trouble or stranded. >> reporter: the heavy snow shutting down the kansas city international airport. across the state, st. louis turning into a winter wonderland. in the neighboring state of kansas, transportation officials shutting counsel more than 90 -- down more than 90 miles of interstate and urging folks to city off the roads and in nebraska, snow plows gearing up for a long day of work and in to southern california on wednesday and folks are facing whiteout and icy conditions and making travel practically impossible, shutting down schools and some state governments. with the possibility of high winds and hail and some isolated tornados. the storm has the northeast i
in kansas city, missouri, the snow plows trying to clear the roads while people work on the sidewalks. everyone is struggling to keep up with the accumulation. city leaders working to keep residents safe and informed. >> we're keeping the community centers open if people need shelter and we trying to make sure we're pushing out in which information as we can. from parking on the street and where to go if you get in trouble or stranded. >> reporter: the heavy snow shutting down the...
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drop. >> we receive requests on a daily basis to come to events in and around the city. >> it's pretty cool. you see a happy water drop coming down the street. you can't do nothing but stop and just say, hey, what's going on. >> now, here's the deal with being a water drop. you're not supposed to touch anybody, and actually you're not allowed to speak. isn't that right? not the best interview. that's why part of the audition was capturing the attention of a passer-by and getting that person to take a sip of water. they are convincing. many have prior experience. >> i was the ravens' mascot. >> she loved dancing and she has one job. >> i'm the on call safety service officer. >> but she thinks being wendy or wendel the water drop would be something different. >> i could be the mascot for the nba, nfl. >> they deserve more credit than what they do get. you go out there and represent the teams and organizations. you know, you're the face. >> kendall burns would know. he attended college on a mascot scholarship. his talk is almost as smooth as his moves. >> that brings us to the next questi
drop. >> we receive requests on a daily basis to come to events in and around the city. >> it's pretty cool. you see a happy water drop coming down the street. you can't do nothing but stop and just say, hey, what's going on. >> now, here's the deal with being a water drop. you're not supposed to touch anybody, and actually you're not allowed to speak. isn't that right? not the best interview. that's why part of the audition was capturing the attention of a passer-by and...
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the city plans to make millions more if the city plays home run baseball. >> it's a home run. we are talking about d.c. that's all in part because of the stadium and the team that's brought here. >> like it or not, the city invested in the stadium. nats fans and the city are hoping the hometown team comes through with another postseason payoff. >> let's go nats. >> sherry ly, fox 5 news. >>> certainly anything but baseball weather. >>
the city plans to make millions more if the city plays home run baseball. >> it's a home run. we are talking about d.c. that's all in part because of the stadium and the team that's brought here. >> like it or not, the city invested in the stadium. nats fans and the city are hoping the hometown team comes through with another postseason payoff. >> let's go nats. >> sherry ly, fox 5 news. >>> certainly anything but baseball weather. >>
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in the windy city. she was to the to death in an alariy university hour after her younger sister destiny atemperatures the president's peach on friday. it is believed that the friend that she was with was the intended target. the family says the tragedy is surreal. >> it real hi hurt me when i found out it happened to my sister. i was just listening to. i was thinking about that and they called me and told me what happened to my sister. >> police are questioning two people considered persons of interest but have not made any arrests. >>> more controversy surrounding the gun control debate now. congress' latest plan to crack down on assault weapons would actually protect more than 2200 guns. that includes a semiautomatic rifle. the ruger 223 caliber mini 14 is on the list to be banned but a similar model would be exempted. the exempted one cannot be folded to be more compact. some experts say the proposed firearms list shows the a lack of understanding and expertise about guns. >>> it is president's day
in the windy city. she was to the to death in an alariy university hour after her younger sister destiny atemperatures the president's peach on friday. it is believed that the friend that she was with was the intended target. the family says the tragedy is surreal. >> it real hi hurt me when i found out it happened to my sister. i was just listening to. i was thinking about that and they called me and told me what happened to my sister. >> police are questioning two people...
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it is already used in the color scheme of the city's bike share program and circulator buses. officials believe it will take it easier for passengers to know which cabs operate in the district. >>> getting around the d.c. region can be tough. we already know that. transportation manners are facing an even bigger challenge. new numbers show the population of our area will reach nearly 7 million by 2040, a 32% increase overall. that is according to the metropolitan count sill of governments. the good news in all of this, nearly 1.4 million jobs are expected to come with that growth. >> definitely needed. >>> up next on fox 5 morning news. >> when talk turns to america's obesity epidemic, soda and sugary drinks are often blamed as the culprit. we'll tell you about a new effort to get the fda involved in a change to help america curb its serious sweet tooth. >>> if you drink monster energy drinks, you may soon notice something new on its can. the energy drink will now list nutritious facts instead of supplement facts. the company will also list the drink's caffeine content. >>>
it is already used in the color scheme of the city's bike share program and circulator buses. officials believe it will take it easier for passengers to know which cabs operate in the district. >>> getting around the d.c. region can be tough. we already know that. transportation manners are facing an even bigger challenge. new numbers show the population of our area will reach nearly 7 million by 2040, a 32% increase overall. that is according to the metropolitan count sill of...
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we'll hold onto 20s north and west of the city. parts of the region won't get above that today. >> let's check in with julie wright. >> so far, so good. no accidents to report as you travel past new hampshire avenue. southbound 95 and 295 both running at speed leaving 19 # for the beltway. here we are live coming across the people on the outer loop headed from tyson and on the toll road headed towards 270. lanes are open and traffic is flowing freely. no problems to report on 395 leaving duke street in the express lanes and main line. lanes are open continuing northbound toward the 14th street bridge. light and easy traffic so far through northeast along new york avenue here at bladensburg road. no problems to report head out towards the tunnel. southbound kept ill worth avenue, lanes are open and you are at speed out to the 11th street bridge. southbound kenilworth avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> oscar pistorius is back in court. he will find out today if he can be freed on bail after being charged with t
we'll hold onto 20s north and west of the city. parts of the region won't get above that today. >> let's check in with julie wright. >> so far, so good. no accidents to report as you travel past new hampshire avenue. southbound 95 and 295 both running at speed leaving 19 # for the beltway. here we are live coming across the people on the outer loop headed from tyson and on the toll road headed towards 270. lanes are open and traffic is flowing freely. no problems to report on 395...
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little bit later in the afternoon the city's transit system will be shutting down. and logan airport says it is canceling flights, though they'll remain open for the remainder of the weekend. they say they want to be there for people who may be stranded. they're hoping their schedule will resume sunday. in the meantime, if you look at the state house behind me, the clouds are ominous. we're awaiting the snowflakes to start falling. when they do, we're told they won't stop for quite a while. in boston, elizabeth hopkins, fox news. >>> the big snowstorm isn't all bad news for everyone. ski resorts and sporting good stores in the northeast are welcoming the blizzard because that means big business for them. ski resorts in maine say it's been a frustrating season because of the lack of snow and sporting good stores say a big storm could mean an increase in snowmobiles and ski sales. >>> but unfortunately, this storm is bad news for air travelers. airports have hopes of reopening as soon as possible. but already, thousands of flights canceled nationwide. that includes ma
little bit later in the afternoon the city's transit system will be shutting down. and logan airport says it is canceling flights, though they'll remain open for the remainder of the weekend. they say they want to be there for people who may be stranded. they're hoping their schedule will resume sunday. in the meantime, if you look at the state house behind me, the clouds are ominous. we're awaiting the snowflakes to start falling. when they do, we're told they won't stop for quite a while. in...
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in the end, the last gifts were to those who lived in the city he loved and those giving him great pleasure. >> and i think that is a wonderful story that he could live quietly in his death and making a great impact. >> matt ackland, fox 5 news. >>> the news is far from over. >> the news edge at 11 starts right now. >>> the edge begins with a big digout. thank you for staying with us. i'm laura evans. >> i'm maureen umeh. the latest details. as much as three feet of snow fell over parts of new england and power companies are reporting more than 650,000 homes and businesses without power. four00,000 people are in that dark. >> the storm is to blame for one death and including a boy in massachusetts. it happened as he sat in the running car to keep warm while his father was shoveling snow. and a neighbor watched the entire scene unfold while she was shoveling her car out. >> and where's not breathing. and he bring them away and lays them on the ground and he comes back out and collapses. >> to perform cpr until emergency crews arrived and he later died at the hospital. crews say snow covering
in the end, the last gifts were to those who lived in the city he loved and those giving him great pleasure. >> and i think that is a wonderful story that he could live quietly in his death and making a great impact. >> matt ackland, fox 5 news. >>> the news is far from over. >> the news edge at 11 starts right now. >>> the edge begins with a big digout. thank you for staying with us. i'm laura evans. >> i'm maureen umeh. the latest details. as much as...
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not here in the city. we're 34 now and i don't think that we're going to get colder than where we are here in the city and that is drizzle and up to and temperatures are below freezing and they will stay below the next few hours and overnight tonight, we'll warm up, i think, for about everyone and rain for the part of the weekend, what we're talking about, will. >> and thank you, gary. >>> coming up tonight, a teenager caught on camera dangling from a psycho lift. look at this. oh, my goodness. >> whoa. >> the unthinkable then happened. lindsay. >> every good thing must come to an end. nobody knows that better than georgetown and sirra cows. the final big -- syracuse. next. dinner's ready. [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff. beefy. creamy. stroganoffy. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. i just finished a bowl of your light chicken pot pie soup and it was so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still s
not here in the city. we're 34 now and i don't think that we're going to get colder than where we are here in the city and that is drizzle and up to and temperatures are below freezing and they will stay below the next few hours and overnight tonight, we'll warm up, i think, for about everyone and rain for the part of the weekend, what we're talking about, will. >> and thank you, gary. >>> coming up tonight, a teenager caught on camera dangling from a psycho lift. look at this....
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get the nokia lumia 822 in red for free and discover all the things to do on the go with city lens. or the droid razr m by motorola in pink for $49.99. everything droid does in an edge-to-edge display. hurry in, because the sale ends february 20th. powerful devices. powerful network. verizon. some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios internet, you get it, the difference 100% fiber optics makes. but don't take our word for it, ask a real fios customer. ask me about the upload speeds. they're sick! [ male announcer ] so go online today and send a tweet to a real fios customer, and they'll tell you themselves just how amazing fios really is. [ female announcer ] supercharge your internet speeds and see foror yourself. switch to fios triple play online for just $94.99 a month and we'll triple your speed for free with an upgrade to fios quantum internet. plus, get $250 back with a 2-year agreement. or, get the free upgrade and great price with no annual contract. unlike cable, fios is a 100% fiber optic network. that's wh
get the nokia lumia 822 in red for free and discover all the things to do on the go with city lens. or the droid razr m by motorola in pink for $49.99. everything droid does in an edge-to-edge display. hurry in, because the sale ends february 20th. powerful devices. powerful network. verizon. some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios internet, you get it, the difference 100% fiber optics makes. but don't take our word for it,...
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. >>> straight up 5:00, we are getting you live picture right now there vatican city where pope benedict xvi is making his first public appearance since his resignation announcement t will be his sex tonight last public audience before retiring at the end of the month -- his second to last public audience before retiring at the end of the month. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom marcan in on our weather here locally and talk to tucker barnes. >> we have an action-packed day starting with clear skies and cold conditions. later today, we'll cloud up and get a period of rain. parts of the area will transition over to snow tonight. not going to be a major storm. not talking boston blizzard. later tonight, i think after the rush hour, there could be some light accumulations if you are concerned about coming back from work later this afternoon, generally with the exception of if you are going well north and west, it should just be rain showers for you. 36 at reagan national. dulles and bwi marshall, 33 degrees. not concerned with anything falling from the skies. we still have clear skies for
. >>> straight up 5:00, we are getting you live picture right now there vatican city where pope benedict xvi is making his first public appearance since his resignation announcement t will be his sex tonight last public audience before retiring at the end of the month -- his second to last public audience before retiring at the end of the month. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom marcan in on our weather here locally and talk to tucker barnes. >> we have an...
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the punishment is in response to the ruling by the ethics board that he broke the city's code of conduct when it came to his influence over two projects and matt ackland has more. >> reporter: jim graham is only the sec council member to be punished by his fires. marion barry was punished several years ago and today, barry was the only one supporting graham. it appeared this was the last place that council members wanted to be, called into a meeting to punish one of their own. >> it's not ordinarily constructive to criticize one another, which is why there is a lot of reluctance to do that and why today is an uncomfortable day for the council of the district of columbia. >> reporter: uncomfortable but necessary. it was chairman mendelson who came up with the punishment after seeing the results of three independent investigations suggested that graham broke the city's code of conduct when he agreed to trade boats on two projects. >> it might be appropriate for a council member to publicly express a preference, it's not appropriate for a council member to attempt to influence behind-the-sc
the punishment is in response to the ruling by the ethics board that he broke the city's code of conduct when it came to his influence over two projects and matt ackland has more. >> reporter: jim graham is only the sec council member to be punished by his fires. marion barry was punished several years ago and today, barry was the only one supporting graham. it appeared this was the last place that council members wanted to be, called into a meeting to punish one of their own. >>...
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. >> raven's fans are packing the streets as the city prepares to welcome in. >> tucker joins us with some of his new best friends and update on the cold weather. >> reporter: yeah, couple thousand at this point and the crowds have been building by the minute. we just got word that in addition to the mayor, the governor of maryland will be here to speak and you can see the crowd very excited about this parade a little later today. you can see everybody very excited. it's just been amazing how quickly the crowds are filling in here. want to show you quickly over here to my right we've got the staff here with the parade. and you can see the players are actually going to be brought around compliments of the maryland national guard. we have a float here. the owner of the ravens is planning to travel. this is going to be the actual car that joe flacco is going to be in momentarily. everybody very excited here. last week for the kick off before the superbowl got 7 to 10,000 fans. they are expecting thousands and thousands more to celebrate up here a little later today. >>> let's do weather
. >> raven's fans are packing the streets as the city prepares to welcome in. >> tucker joins us with some of his new best friends and update on the cold weather. >> reporter: yeah, couple thousand at this point and the crowds have been building by the minute. we just got word that in addition to the mayor, the governor of maryland will be here to speak and you can see the crowd very excited about this parade a little later today. you can see everybody very excited. it's just...
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west ever the city early tomorrow morning. here is your forecast for your monday. 41degrees, mostly sunny skies. still cool out there. winds out of north and west at about five miles per hour. later tonight, 32. increasing clouds, cold overnight. we will do a period of rain around here for your day tomorrow. and it might be a little bit of ice there early and then breezy conditions. president's day is way off. that should be today and on friday, wintry mix. highs in the mid-40s. let's check in with jeff newman for the traffic. >> a little bit more volume than anticipated on this holiday morning in gaithersburg traveling down 270. there is a building fire in gaithersburg, 3 # -- 355 closed in both directions. closer to the beltway, seeing the volume manageable, everything at speed as you travel to the spur around the out are loop to the mean. top side of the beltway here we are passing georgia avenue. a little bit of volume on the outer loop. not much to talk about on the inner loop. let's head over to the district. pennsylvani
west ever the city early tomorrow morning. here is your forecast for your monday. 41degrees, mostly sunny skies. still cool out there. winds out of north and west at about five miles per hour. later tonight, 32. increasing clouds, cold overnight. we will do a period of rain around here for your day tomorrow. and it might be a little bit of ice there early and then breezy conditions. president's day is way off. that should be today and on friday, wintry mix. highs in the mid-40s. let's check in...
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they found evidence graham violated the city's code of conduct when it comes to a deal with the city's lottery contract and another deal with metro, the board has no power to take any further steps but graham says his reputation has been harmed and because of the comments, the dc council could punish him on monday. >> the next step is to proceed with the underlying petition for review, which is essentially a lawsuit for challenging the board for violating the administrative procedure act and his constitutional rights and will proceed according to pace with the court's schedule. >> the council will come together monday morning to talk about graham's punishment. however, graham will not be there. he has another hearing scheduled at the same time. >>> rosa parks made history in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat to a white person and move to the back of the bus. today, a statue of parks arrived at the us capital. it's the first full-sized statue in the capital's collection of more than 180 statues. earlier today, i spoke to the sculptor who created this piece of art and tried to ge
they found evidence graham violated the city's code of conduct when it comes to a deal with the city's lottery contract and another deal with metro, the board has no power to take any further steps but graham says his reputation has been harmed and because of the comments, the dc council could punish him on monday. >> the next step is to proceed with the underlying petition for review, which is essentially a lawsuit for challenging the board for violating the administrative procedure act...
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points. >> look where the city is moving, how the city is moving forward both fiscally, we're fiscally sound. we are the envy of many cities in america. america. >>> a d.c. council member is introducing a bill to make it all but impossible to cheat on standardized tests in d.c. public schools. david catania's legislation would make it a violation of district law for teachers to allow cheating. any teacher or principal found guilty would lose their license and face thousands of dollars in fines. the bill is in response to reports of cheating that led to unusually high test scores. >>> ate a plea -- a plea deal is in the work for a northern virginia man face terrorism charges after shooting a security guard this summer. last summer, authorities say he walked into the family research council's headquarters and shot the guard. the guard survived. >> time now not morning line. >> you remember that song? >> i don't remember t i got a lot going on. got three kid and a wife. i'm in the a kingle man running around the commonwealth like you. -- i'm he not a kingle man running around the commonwe
points. >> look where the city is moving, how the city is moving forward both fiscally, we're fiscally sound. we are the envy of many cities in america. america. >>> a d.c. council member is introducing a bill to make it all but impossible to cheat on standardized tests in d.c. public schools. david catania's legislation would make it a violation of district law for teachers to allow cheating. any teacher or principal found guilty would lose their license and face thousands of...
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the color which is already use by the city's circulator buses and bike sharing service. macing the cabs uniform would help people know which cabs operate in the district. mayor gray says he is concerned that all red cabs could look too much like emergency vehicles. >>> monitoring metro for you, during its weekly meeting the transit agency is expected to vote on a proposal to try to luring the fbi to prince george's county. the "washington post" reports metro wants to use 78 acres at its greenbelt station as the bureau's new headquarters. fbi is looking for i new location for its 11,000 employees because their current one in northwest d.c. is in need of some major renovations. >>> coming up income, we'll go live to fox business network in new york for details about what is about to become the world's largest airline. >> first, the miss america pageant is headed back to atlantic city. it was a staple there for decades before it moved to las vegas back for 2006. a formal announcement will happen today on atlantic city's boardwalk hall. we'll be right back.
the color which is already use by the city's circulator buses and bike sharing service. macing the cabs uniform would help people know which cabs operate in the district. mayor gray says he is concerned that all red cabs could look too much like emergency vehicles. >>> monitoring metro for you, during its weekly meeting the transit agency is expected to vote on a proposal to try to luring the fbi to prince george's county. the "washington post" reports metro wants to use 78...
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progress of our great city going. -- but the change thing that will derail it for the city is a government that has a crisis in ethics. >> reporter: ward six councilman tommy wells going to be talking with an exploratory committee talking bay possible run for mayor on monday. that is the latest here at the wilson building. back to you. >> always exciting in d.c. politics. thank you. >>> developing out of alabama this morning, a hostage situation involving a 5-year- old boy enters its third full day. the child was taken off his school bus tuesday after his kidnapper came aboard and shot the bus driver to death. >> neighbors have identified the captor as 65 years jimmy lee dikes. police say the two remain in a homemade bunker equipped with tv and electricity. negotiators were able to get medicine to the boy who is said to have asperger's syndrome and adhd. neighbors describe the man as intimidating with strong anti- government views. >>> a judge in northern virginia is today expected to rule whether to declare a mistrial in the case of a former culpeper police officer. daniel harmon wright w
progress of our great city going. -- but the change thing that will derail it for the city is a government that has a crisis in ethics. >> reporter: ward six councilman tommy wells going to be talking with an exploratory committee talking bay possible run for mayor on monday. that is the latest here at the wilson building. back to you. >> always exciting in d.c. politics. thank you. >>> developing out of alabama this morning, a hostage situation involving a 5-year- old boy...
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it is policing for profit and we're calling on the mayor and the city council to talk to the police department and say let's stop this. do we really have 8,000 red light runner or do we have 18,000 red light runners? which is it one year it is 8,000, the next year it is 18,000 and drivers haven't changed? >> you've been on the front lines of the whole photo enforcement to begin w when maryland put the law in, what did they intend for red light running? >> they intended these cameras to behave just like officers sitting at this intersection and basically ticketing people who run red lights. what is running a red light mean in it means having light turn red and you blow through the incident irsection. these people aren't blowing through the intersection. they are pulling up and they may go just a little bit yawn the line or they may make what would be to anybody else a right turn on red. >> okay. thank you very much. we'll continue to follow up on this all morning long. hopefully, we can get in touch with somebody from the city of rockville. maybe they would like to come meet us here at the most
it is policing for profit and we're calling on the mayor and the city council to talk to the police department and say let's stop this. do we really have 8,000 red light runner or do we have 18,000 red light runners? which is it one year it is 8,000, the next year it is 18,000 and drivers haven't changed? >> you've been on the front lines of the whole photo enforcement to begin w when maryland put the law in, what did they intend for red light running? >> they intended these cameras...
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couple of flurries here in the city saturday afternoon. that is the warmth really cranking up. that is what brought us the win and the much colder air during the day yesterday. cold air sticks around this morning. later this afternoon, we'll be a little warmer than we were sunday with highs expected to be about 40 or so. with plenty of sunshine and less wind, it should feel a little better for you. sunshine expected, highs, we'll go 41 in washington. upper 30s and low 40s north and west. 38 in frederick and leonardtown, it will be about 41 as well. so a nice looking day for a holiday. >> yes, thankfully. >> it is hard to believe we'll get there. thank you. >>> time to check in with jeff newman sitting in no julie wright. >> good morning. we'll start on your tridown from gaithersburg on 270. 207 itself moving at speed. -- we'll start on your trip down from gaithersburg on 270. there is a fire near gaithersburg high school and cedar avenue closed between 355 and george street. we'll head over to the legion bridge looking good in both directions. inner loop head nobody montgomery
couple of flurries here in the city saturday afternoon. that is the warmth really cranking up. that is what brought us the win and the much colder air during the day yesterday. cold air sticks around this morning. later this afternoon, we'll be a little warmer than we were sunday with highs expected to be about 40 or so. with plenty of sunshine and less wind, it should feel a little better for you. sunshine expected, highs, we'll go 41 in washington. upper 30s and low 40s north and west. 38 in...
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opponents want no more density and have waged a legal battle in the courts claiming the city council's majority vote was insufficient, that the zoning change required a super majority vote. alexandria officials are now willing to yield on that procedure point. >> we are agreeing to meet the super majority standard that the litigation opponents are asking for even though we don't think it's required. >> reporter: mayor bill euille believes the relatively small increase in zoning depp's it i at the old warehouse sites -- density at the old warehouse sites will help pay for future parks there. >> we need to be able to generate some tax revenues so that we can move forward as a city to do the things the citizens want to us do on the waterfront like open space and like the flood mitigation. >> reporter: opponents of the waterfront development plan remain skeptical of the change in tactics. >> certainly there are property rights. we want to make revenue, but i think we can do a much better job and what they're trying to do today is simply circumvent the public process once again. >> reporter
opponents want no more density and have waged a legal battle in the courts claiming the city council's majority vote was insufficient, that the zoning change required a super majority vote. alexandria officials are now willing to yield on that procedure point. >> we are agreeing to meet the super majority standard that the litigation opponents are asking for even though we don't think it's required. >> reporter: mayor bill euille believes the relatively small increase in zoning...
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mayor vincent gray claimed the city a success during his third annual state of the district address. he rolled off a number of achievements that include a 3% drop in unemployment, the creation of 28,000 private sector job in the last two years, unprecedented development and a drop this crime. mayor gray says he hopes to add thousands of new affordable housing units and create new opportunities to start-up businesses and tech companies. >>> in virginia, a bush by governor bob mcdon told overhaul the state's transportation funding remains uncertain after the senate deadlocked on a deal. the $3.1 billion transportation proposal was approved yesterday by the state house. at the center of the bill, getting rid of the 17-cent gas tax and replacing it with an increased sales tax. the senate can now amend or kill the house version of the bill. >>> another battle is brewing on capitol hill. president obama has asked congress to come up with billions of dollars in limited spending cuts to avoid across the board cuts due to take effect in march. >> the president is hoping to avoid the major seq
mayor vincent gray claimed the city a success during his third annual state of the district address. he rolled off a number of achievements that include a 3% drop in unemployment, the creation of 28,000 private sector job in the last two years, unprecedented development and a drop this crime. mayor gray says he hopes to add thousands of new affordable housing units and create new opportunities to start-up businesses and tech companies. >>> in virginia, a bush by governor bob mcdon told...
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the shooting started around 5:00 a.m. and spanned three cities. the first happened in a home and the gunman killed a woman and took off and then he particular his own life. there is no word on a motive. >>> the head of the los angeles police department said that a review of christopher dorner's firing is underway. dorner went on a day's long shooting spree and led authorities on a manhunt because he wanted revenge for what he felt was wrongful termination. it's too early to comment on the case, but new officers who dorner targeted are talking about their nightmare. >> and i have had a number of threats. i have been involved in significant situations and shot at and you accept that. it's part of it. when you get a phone call and they tell you that someone's after your family and win a short distance of your home they have killed someone else's daughter, it made me sick to my stomach. >> dorner is believed to have killed four people and hurt three others, apparently shooting himself in the head inside a cabin inside the san bernardino mountains. >>>
the shooting started around 5:00 a.m. and spanned three cities. the first happened in a home and the gunman killed a woman and took off and then he particular his own life. there is no word on a motive. >>> the head of the los angeles police department said that a review of christopher dorner's firing is underway. dorner went on a day's long shooting spree and led authorities on a manhunt because he wanted revenge for what he felt was wrongful termination. it's too early to comment on...
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with a firearm on the streets of this city. and 65 of those victims were 18 and under. so that's -- the equivalent of a newtown every four months. >> reporter: before the chicago visit he awarded presidential medals to the six educators killed in the newtown school has shooting. the president is urging congress to pass new gun legislation renewing the ban on assault weapons and banning high capacity clips. >> we don't need a cheerleader right now for new gun laws. we need somebody to enforce the laws we have. >> reporter: many lawmakers say enforcing existing laws including those on background checks will do more than writing new ones. the head of the nra is even more outspoken in opposition to any new gun restrictions. >> we will not be dupes by the hypocrisy in the white house or the congress who would deny our right to semiautomatic technology and the magazines we need to defend ourselves and our families. >> reporter: the senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing on legislation banalling assault weapons the last week o
with a firearm on the streets of this city. and 65 of those victims were 18 and under. so that's -- the equivalent of a newtown every four months. >> reporter: before the chicago visit he awarded presidential medals to the six educators killed in the newtown school has shooting. the president is urging congress to pass new gun legislation renewing the ban on assault weapons and banning high capacity clips. >> we don't need a cheerleader right now for new gun laws. we need somebody...